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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the transfer of the person for trial on the merits or for trial on the application of article 122-1 of the Criminal Code

Article D47-37-1

…on under investigation of having committed one of the offences provided for in articles 221-5-6,222-18-4 ou 222-26-2 of the Criminal Code, whether these qualifications were referred to when the invest…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-8

…legal person registered in that register. In addition, for proceedings opened on or after 26 June 2018, the judgment shall be mentioned together with an indication of the main, secondary or territoria…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…applies to mandate expenses paid under the conditions provided for in Article 4 sexies of Ordinance no. 58-1100 of 17 November 1958 relating to the operation of parliamentary assemblies; 1° bis a and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5462-8

…nce with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746;b) For which the CE marking provided for in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 has been wrongly affixed;c) In the absence of a valid certificate of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…ent work" qualification sheet drawn up in accordance with the provisions of article 13 II of decree no. 2021-1926 of 30 December 2021 relating to the contribution to the production of cinematographic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-10

I. - Where the European Commission considers that the State has failed to fulfil one of its obligations under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and that the obligation concerned fall…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-177

…e company granting these options or to employees of the companies mentioned in 1° of Article L. 225-180.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-2

I.-Where the court considers that the sale of all or part of the business is conceivable, it shall authorise the business to continue and shall set the time limit within which takeover offers must rea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-16

The arrondissement council deliberates on the location and development programme for local facilities, defined as educational, social, cultural, sports and information facilities for local life, as we…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-298

The clerk of the commercial court or of the judicial court shall request the keeper of the National Register of Companies, via the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1, to enter the following inf…

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